Karachi vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Karachi Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$434
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1045
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$163
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$267
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$154
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.8
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$152
$1619
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
63
94
😀 Quality of life
54
89
🏙️ Population
14.9M
2.44M

The cost of living in Karachi is 65% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 8914th and 4661st ($434 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Pakistan and Taiwan, respectively. Check Pakistan vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Karachi compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Karachi ranked 1st best city to live in Pakistan vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6414th and 266th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Karachi vs Taipei

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Karachi Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.8
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.5
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.1
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.35
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.37
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$122
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$71.5
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$224
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$129
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$69.7
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.94%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$659
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$422
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.03
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.48
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.95
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.21
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.35
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.33
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.28
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.82
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.25
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.13
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.78
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.24
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.8
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$17.6
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.99
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$15.6
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$58.1
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1646
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$365
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$326
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$392
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$337
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$284
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$343
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$327
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$324
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$310
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$378
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$298
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$437
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$401
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$287
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$330
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$317
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$373
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$575
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$326
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$298
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$627
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$382
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$289
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$693
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$417
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$286
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$463
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$331
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$382
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$269
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$467
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$813
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$351
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$297
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$294
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1135
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$325
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$561

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602